IT'S A SIGN

Betsey Johnson's backstage always feels like a pre-party: She hires a DJ, gets tons of food (including candy and cake!), and handwrites all the signs for hair and makeup in her zany trademark squiggle. But...

Betsey Johnson’s backstage always feels like a pre-party: She hires a DJ, gets tons of food (including candy and cake!), and handwrites all the signs for hair and makeup in her zany trademark squiggle. But...

Betsey Johnson’s backstage always feels like a pre-party: She hires a DJ, gets tons of food (including candy and cake!), and handwrites all the signs for hair and makeup in her zany trademark squiggle. But even with the piles of Twizzlers, the amped-up models, and the ’70s rock blaring behind the scenes, my favorite backstage moment was just after I hugged a Teen Vogue veteran, the model Cintia Dicker, and then whirled around to see this:

But Betsey didn’t listen. Instead she gave us gowns for the punk prom princess on the runway. But even when it’s not Fashion Week, the gowns might be better than guys. If you’re wearing one of these dresses, you might be too cool for a date.